Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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IB •• Is his heart beating? Dr. Bittner gives Joe McCord his physical while Coaches Stabler. Eveland, and Herron watch. DO YOU REMEMBER The Senior Play, with its excellently chosen cast and hours and hours of rehearsal, brought down the house with its comedy. Open your mouth, please,” was a common expression when the doctors came to take the freshmen's physicals. “Watch the birdie,” said Mr. Benjamin when he came to take pictures of all individuals for the ARENA. Then came basketball, the next sport in the spotlight. School spirit soared when we won the first games of the season. Who doesn't like an assembly program? Several were held throughout the year. Nobody will forget the Veterans' Day and Christmas ones, as both were most outstanding. Mr .Benjamin takes an underclassman's picture. Hope she smiled prettily. Basketball Fans At Work.

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 Hurry, you will be late! The students hurry to class by way of the frequently used center stairs. IN REVIEW Since the fall school enrollment was 742, the largest in history, the halls were terribly crowded. Somebody was always bumping into you, and white bucks didn’t stay white long. To the freshmen four minutes seemed like a very short time to get to classes. However, after they found the side stairs there was more time and more room. Homerooms were held occasionally, especially at Homecoming time. Usually everything from floats to what you were wearing to the game was discussed. The football season opened, and all of the fans went to witness the battles on the gridiron Remember those cold windy nights with wet bleachers? Homecoming, with the parade, game, and dance with the queen, was certainly one of the highlights of the year. It was rather chilly for formals, though. What song title shall we use for our float? A senior homeroom makes the plans for their float. “Think it will win a prize? A freshman homeroom works diligently on their float. “My poor aching feet (and stretched arms)! The band leads the snake dance to the’football field for a pep meeting

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THE GOOD TIMES m HAD Christmas Vacation, what a glorious time! No classes or homework, just the Holiday Tourney, which was a good one even if we didn't win. The Junior Play—remember hunting for just the perfect things for the setting? Not any old chair or table would do. It took a lot of practice, but wasn't it worth it? Of course, it was. Nobody forgets a May Fete. The formals were every color of the rainbow, and then some. It all went so fast! The seniors couldn't believe it lasted such a short time, and the underclassmen felt they had just run on to the floor when their dance was over. Weren’t the queen and her court pretty? It's bedtime, and one by one the toys and little girl fall asleep at the May Fete. “Way Down Upon the Swanee River” sang these girls in the May Fete. They glowed in the dark, too. It’s Armistice or Veterans’ Day, and the high school has an assembly to honor vet-cio.is of past wars.